New screenshot released - The Reach! (May 14th 2012) | now with high res version

[Driber]

New screenshot:



Edit: so to avoid cluttering the Official Media Thread (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=115169), I've moved my post and subsequent replies into a new thread :)

Edit2: high res version available now -

http://driber.net/os/tr9/thumbs/The Reach_lanscape.jpg (http://driber.net/os/tr9/The Reach_lanscape.jpg)

^ Click for 5,120px × 2,880px

Update May 22 - Message from Meagan:

Glad you guys like the screen! You'll love the rest then, I'm sure. FYI, I'll be passing this thread on to the team as you guys have been providing some great feedback!

[LadyRufina]

OMG. It's so amazing i'm gonna die! They really have done a lot to her hair :D

[Lukass]

The game has been HEAVILY and INCREDIBLY DRASTICALLY IMPROVED! I thought it's a CGI screen and I'm an graphics maniac! <3 Uh, I can't believe it!

[ChewyKokoro]

what happend to her long & voluminous Ponytail ? :C

[LARALOVERnr.1]

What on earth is she doing??? And what is she holding?

[.bit]

Hmm, I don't like the details of the hair and the clothes. I hope this isn't a definitive version..

[ChewyKokoro]

shes holding the three ^_^ ohh i wanna see more screenie :D

[Lukass]

Hmm, I don't like the details of the hair and the clothes. I hope this isn't a definitive version..

Are you serious? :confused:

[LadyRufina]

what happend to her long & voluminous Ponytail ? :C

Can't you see over her left shoulder? It's really swishy like Alices' in Alice:Madness Returns! This has really numbed the pain for the released date being pushed back. I thought I wouldn't make it to E3 :D :D :D

[ChewyKokoro]

ahha i see : 3 swishy what do you mean by that ? :D i dont want it to bee way too thin c:

[.bit]

Are you serious? :confused:
Yes :) I mean, I like very much the new Lara, but from this screenshot the graphic doesn't look so amazing.

[SALT]

I really hope the game is as good as you say and will be a huge success.
The concept/story sounds very cool so far.

Originally Posted by .bit
Yes I mean, I like very much the new Lara, but from this screenshot the graphic doesn't look so amazing.

Games like bioshock infinite and Far Cry 3 will sure set up the bar.
Especially the jungle in Far Cry 3 ,just Blows.

[Driber]

To avoid cluttering the Official Media Thread (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=115169), I've moved my post and subsequent replies into a new thread :)

So, we have a new screenshot. And Lara is wearing something on her belt.

Dino said it's a walki talki. I myself think it's probably a GPS.

What do you guys think?

jensbr_tr9_gps.jpg

[Darkwoodsoftime]

she probably finds this in that Radio station . keeps in contact with Conard Roth ?! :D

[Driber]

Who's Conard?

O'Brian?

The Barbarian?

:D

[d1n0_xD]

@Darkwoodsoftime, That's what I was thinking too :D I liked how Zip and Allister talked to her in Legend, so if Conrad talks with her now and then, that would be awesome! :D

[LadyRufina]

Yeah it looks like a GPS to me.

[dark7angel]

I LOVE this new screenshot!!! The level of detail is impressive! I specially love her hands! It's probably the first time Lara's hands have actually been this realistic! And of course, her hair!! I LOVE it!!!

As for the device on her belt, I think it's a walkie talkie.

Correct me if I'm wrong ('cause I don't know that much of how GPSs work) but if it was a GPS, besides giving her her current coordinates what else would be the use of it? I mean, for it to have a map of the island wouldn't someone have to chart it and have it available on the GPS receiver's database??? This is probably stupid but I really don't know! XD

Regardless, I think it looks more like a walkie talkie than a GPS receiver!

[Metalrocks]

just wondering if this is the finished product. sure looks good so far. but it looks to me like there is some gray tone, because the colors dont look so sharp. could it be they are still working on the graphics.

that that device is a walkie talkie. used to have them when i did security and being on the farm. looks just like what i used to have. mine were short wave radios that could cover a 1km radius.
never saw a GPS with such a small screen. you can clearly see that it has a small antenna and right next to it is the volume weel, wile the buttons are used to change the frequency. and some walkie talkies have the talk button on the front, not always on the side as many think.

[Klona]

Who's Conard?

Conrad Roth, Lara's mentor.
The old man who grabs Lara's hands when she jumps in the trailer. :p

[The Hylden]

One thing about that screenshot, is it's in daylight. Someone was saying in the other thread that this was nighttime, but it's not. You can see the sun on Lara's shoulder and on her outstretched arm. What little of the sky is there is sky blue.The jungle seems pretty dense. It's cutting off a lot of light, but there's definitely sunlight there.

And who would have thunk she would get her bow that way? :D

[Metalrocks]

And who would have thunk she would get her bow that way? :D

lol. you are right. i always imagined she got it when she escapes from the cave.

[aragorn2]

Lara in that screen doesn't have her bow. That sceleton does. That's how she gets the bow?
A deja vu for TR IV and Lara's bagpack??


As for the device at her belt, it's definitely a walki talki. I had 1-2 when i was a child :D

[TranceTrouble]

i also think its a walki talki.

maybe she can communicate with the aliens :lol: :naughty:

[Shaikh]

The screenshot is very much improved from last year's E3. Almost similar to Assassin's Creed III graphics:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1119/acvstr1.jpg
But still lot to improve by the time launch to have as good graphics as Uncharted 3, I hope TR will surpass UC3's graphics. Looking forward to E3 demo. :)

[VodkaSushiRoll]

Yup this very well might be how she gets her bow was the second thing I noticed, first was the beautiful Lara Croft & environment ;) I wonder if she's really going to pluck that bow so easily from that hanging man though? I imagine she might slip and fall or the guy is still alive just to scare her xD

[TranceTrouble]

i find the graphics from the TR-screenshot better then from AC3-screenshot, look at the leafs of the trees and judge yourself :D

[Ants_27_]

I hope TR will surpass UC3's graphics. Looking forward to E3 demo. :)

I think it's more Bioshock Infinite that is the one to beat graphically. As SALT says, I think that's one that's gonna set the bar.

As for the yellow thing, I'd go with Walki-Takie as it looks like one I used to have when I was little.:lol:

[ChewyKokoro]

Can we get some more screenies ?`=D i wanna see her ponytail : 3

[sierra xb]

@ driber...

i checked a bunch of handheld GPS units and while it is similar, Lara's little gadget more closely matches a walky talky. Midland Radio makes a couple with that 5 button configuration, the GXT and LXT. The one that Lara is carrying has a smaller round display and a twist on/off button on the top left, typical of many walky talkies. GPS units usually have larger screens and a push button on/off on the front.

[RosePetals]

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Oh. My. Goodness. :worship:
*drools* :gamer:

[Shaikh]

i find the graphics from the TR-screenshot better then from AC3-screenshot, look at the leafs of the trees and judge yourself :D
Its because Tomb Raider hits Alpha in January and ACIII just hits Alpha. I guess UBISOFT invest 3/4 times money and people in ACIII than Tomb Raider. :p

[Driber]

You folks might be able to get a bit more clarity *soon* ;)

(Uploading a high res version of the screenshot right now...)

[Shaikh]

You folks might be able to get a bit more clarity *s**n* ;)


Don't use that dirty word. http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smackbum.gif Meagan said Darell will clarify the matter on the next podcast and hopefully it will be uploaded on Friday (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showpost.php?p=1757670&postcount=69). Only two days to go. :D

[Driber]

http://driber.net/os/oh-shaikh.jpg

I was talking about the GPS vs. walki talki, you silly man :p

---

So, here is the high res screenshot, guys:

http://driber.net/os/tr9/thumbs/The Reach_lanscape.jpg (http://driber.net/os/tr9/The Reach_lanscape.jpg)

^ Click for 5,120px × 2,880px

It's a bit distorted, but this high res version does show more detail about that device on Lara's belt.

I have to agree with the consensus here and say that it's indeed a walki talki.

The display is clearly an LCD screen.

[Metalrocks]

wow, really big now. thanks for that :)
the details are incredible. looking forward to the final product.

and yes, its even clearer now that it is a walkie talkie.

[ChewyKokoro]

:D nîce ^_^ is it taken from the PC version of the game ? =D

[Driber]

Did you guys notice the flies/bees around the dead guy? :D

[LadyRufina]

Now I can see her hair better I am really happy :D It's really swishy and detailed. Good work CD!

[Lukass]

I can't stop staring at the screenshot! Oh God, I want to see her hair moving now! :D

Yep, it's definitely a walkie talkie, I just hope that Conrad is the new Zip who were talking too much for my liking.

But the graphics and all....I'm in love and I'm extremely hyped for E3.

[VodkaSushiRoll]

Not a GPS or talkie it's clearly a radio/ipod of some sort, she needed some dramatic tunes for climbing up this tree & attempting to help that poor fellow caught upside down

[LadyRufina]

^ Nah, that's the PG version :lol:

[Love2Raid]

The super big version looks terrible, I wish I hadn't seen it. :o
Hurry now, get rid of it while you can. :nut:

Resized version is a lot nicer. I wonder if other areas in the game will have a bit more saturated colours, it's rather dull. Although it is also realistic (considering the cloudy sky and stuff). A lot of developers go overboard with colour saturation, I think. People drool all over the screenshots 'omg awesum grafix!!!1' while I'm thinking 'does a real environment even look like that?'.

[Metalrocks]

Not a GPS or talkie it's clearly a radio/ipod of some sort, she needed some dramatic tunes for climbing up this tree & attempting to help that poor fellow caught upside down

not sure if you are serious or kidding. if your kidding, my mistake.
but that is not a radio/ipod. radios dont look like that. like i said a page back, its clearly a walkie talkie. i used a similar looking one.

[Driber]

Looking at the high res version, I noticed that Lara at this point is already having some arrows!

Wonder where she got those from....

Pulled them out of dead animals / humans? :/

Yep, it's definitely a walkie talkie, I just hope that Conrad is the new Zip who were talking too much for my liking.

You missed the word "not", it seems ;)

[TranceTrouble]

Looking at the high res version, I noticed that Lara at this point is already having some arrows!

Wonder where she got those from....

Pulled them out of dead animals / humans? :/


hmm interesting, and nicely spotted. maybe she found a trail of arrows and that let her to the death body.
another thing i noticed surrounding the body there are a couple of (glowing) gold looking things, they could be moths or flies but i couldn't feel that quite yet, cause they look a little big for flies.

jilttr_The_Reach_lanscape_what_are_those.jpg

[Metalrocks]

wow, you people really scan every single pixel of this screen shot are you :p

it looks like it was a little camp of the guy hanging on the tree. lara spotted the arrows and looked around and saw the guy hanging there with the bow.

these gold coins looking things. well, maybe these are little targets for the player to practice with the bow.

[Driber]

another thing i noticed surrounding the body there are a couple of (glowing) gold looking things, they could be moths or flies but i couldn't feel that quite yet, cause they look a little big for flies.

Did you miss my previous to last post in this thread? ;)

[Darkwoodsoftime]

wait a minute ..... That red Shirt ... ... it looks familiar

Could it be ?! :lol: Sully From Uncharted series ?!

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/8294/gamereviewunchartedshum.jpg

[dark7angel]

^Nah! I think it's Larson:

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/023/a/3/larson_conway_tr1_by_triassassindontdie-d4ndrkp.png

[Lukass]

these gold coins looking things. well, maybe these are little targets for the player to practice with the bow.

Man, you can't be serious with this^...:rolleyes:

Those are moths.

[Metalrocks]

Man, you can't be serious with this^...:rolleyes:

Those are moths.

lol, i never said im serious about it. just an assumption. after all, we dont know what they will do different with this game. if i remember the demo from last year, we also saw a flame indicator when lara was close to a torch or something she can lit on fire (dont remember correctly anymore to be honest).
also possible that these are moths but it just looks a bit weird the way they are placed.

well, all we can do is speculate at this stage. we will know it once we play the game :)
till then, we will get more screenshots plus E3.

[TranceTrouble]

lol must missed that post of you Driber :p
hehe a real sharpshooter can shoot of the wings of a fly with arrows of course:rasp::naughty:

[Metalrocks]

lol must missed that post of you Driber :p
hehe a real sharpshooter can shoot of the wings of a fly with arrows of course:rasp::naughty:

like the movie "wanted" with the sexy angelina jolie :naughty: ?

[LadyRufina]

But why would moths fly around a dead body? I though they were only attracted to light?

[TranceTrouble]

like the movie "wanted" with the sexy angelina jolie :naughty: ?
hehe yep:D

But why would moths fly around a dead body? I though they were only attracted to light?
your right moths are but flies are attracted to smelly stuff i guess :p

[Driber]

It's a smelly corpse... :whistle:

Edit: heh, TT beat me to it :D

[LadyRufina]

But they're too big to be flies and they're golden... :scratch:

[Ants_27_]

But they're too big to be flies and they're golden... :scratch:

Magical golden, sexy fly-like things maybe?:lol::nut:

[Darkwoodsoftime]

well ,afterall ... it must be a mysterious island :D

[Driber]

Killer bees, Lazlow!

[TranceTrouble]

i wonder if it has to do something with the tesla coils :naughty:

[Driber]

I guess we won't know for sure until we play the game.

So for now, the most logical conclusion to come to is....

http://driber.net/os/tr9_meme_alien_bees.jpg

[d1n0_xD]

I don't know about Uncharted, but these graphics are freaking awesome! Like dark7angel said, her hands, her whole body looks extremely realistic, not to mention the hair :D Way to go, CD :D


Edit: Whoops, seems there is another page I haven't seen xD

[Shaikh]

http://driber.net/os/oh-shaikh.jpg

I was talking about the GPS vs. walki talki, you silly man :p

---

So, here is the high res screenshot, guys:

http://driber.net/os/tr9/thumbs/The%20Reach_lanscape.jpg (http://driber.net/os/tr9/The%20Reach_lanscape.jpg)

^ Click for 5,120px × 2,880px

It's a bit distorted, but this high res version does show more detail about that device on Lara's belt.

I have to agree with the consensus here and say that it's indeed a walki talki.

The display is clearly an LCD screen.

In that case it has to be a Walkie Talkie. I hope the new wave of info will reveal this. ;)

God in what on Earth that 5,120×2,880 picture fit in! Gotta be a GIGANTIC monitor!!

[Driber]

Dev monitors are bound to be big, yeah. They have to satisfy all you demanding PC players :p

[a big house]

From looking at that shot again. It almost looks as if she is reaching past the Bow.

[Metalrocks]

Dev monitors are bound to be big, yeah. They have to satisfy all you demanding PC players :p


PC player and proud :D

[chip5541]

From looking at that shot again. It almost looks as if she is reaching past the Bow.

I think the picture is of her in the process of out stretching her arm. One hand holding the branch and the other probably coming up and out since you would not keep your arms at your sides when in that position.

[Shaikh]

So Lara can't traverse through trees! So sad to hear. :( Really expected to see that feature in TR, as ACIII will also feature it.

[Driber]

PC player and proud :D

That's one way to put it, yeah :p

[phoenix630]

Can't wait!

[pidipidi39]

love this! can't wait to get more!!! E3, i'm coming :nut:

[MeaganMarie]

Glad you guys like the screen! You'll love the rest then, I'm sure. FYI, I'll be passing this thread on to the team as you guys have been providing some great feedback!

[Shaikh]

I wish there will be no 'exclusive behind the closed doors' stuff this time. :)

[LadyRufina]

Well that way there's even more to talk about even if we can't see it...

[Driber]

FYI, I'll be passing this thread on to the team as you guys have been providing some great feedback!

:)

[phoenix630]

I don't like what they've done with her hair at all. As a female, I'd say the modern day mullet just doesn't work.....for most anyone.

[LadyRufina]

Mullet?! How do you work that one out?

[Shaikh]

What's a "Mullet"?

[LadyRufina]

it's a hairstyle that's shaved on the top of the head and left long at the back. Search for Billy Ray Cyrus in the 80s if you don't get what I mean. It might be the 70s, I dunno.

[Lukass]

I don't like what they've done with her hair at all. As a female, I'd say the modern day mullet just doesn't work.....for most anyone.

What are you talking about? :lol: I don't see a mullet at all. Her hair is beautiful and improved! Oh my God, some people really...:rolleyes:

[Driber]

lol, new Lara does not have a mullet :lol:

[LadyRufina]

If the new Lara had a mullet then I would agree that CD had made her too masculin :lol:

[Shaikh]

it's a hairstyle that's shaved on the top of the head and left long at the back. Search for Billy Ray Cyrus in the 80s if you don't get what I mean. It might be the 70s, I dunno.

Duh, not interested in googling Miley Cyrus's dad's hairstyle! :o

[LadyRufina]

Well I don't know of any other people who had that ridiculous hairstyle :confused:

[dark7angel]

Duh, not interested in googling Miley Cyrus's dad's hairstyle! :o

Just google mullet, you'll see what it is! ;)

Still don't understand how Lara's hair could be mistaken by a mullet?!?!

[Metalrocks]

had to google it to see what it is.
i dont see one either, but macgyver had one :p

http://www.dvrface.com/pics/upload/2011/04/03/20110403130356-485b29a1.jpg

lara has her hair more tide up to keep it out of her face. thats how it looks to me.

[The Hylden]

That's hilarious.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/pgson/001d6d81.jpg

This is a mullet.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/pgson/lara-croft-tomb-raider-2012-screenshot-cg.jpg

This is a beautiful girl's haircut, just a little disheveled from being on an expedition boat out in the middle of nowhere.


Class dismissed :p

[Metalrocks]

she sure does look beautiful with this haircut. wild and stylish at the same time. and on this picture she does look a bit cute. :flowers:

good thing my wife doesnt see this :p:lol:

[adobeARTIST]

she sure does look beautiful with this haircut. wild and stylish at the same time. and on this picture she does look a bit cute. :flowers:

good thing my wife doesnt see this :p:lol:

*sends out an email* :naughty::naughty:

[Metalrocks]

*sends out an email* :naughty::naughty:

:eek: nooooooooooooooooooooo :mad2:

[Ivana KC]

That's hilarious.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/pgson/001d6d81.jpg

This is a mullet.




:lol: :lol:
jPb71sEy-K4


Anyway, how can someone mistake Lara's beautiful hair for a mullet? I understand that there are always some people who doesn't like her hair, but I think it's more realistic. I actually like it because it's a haircut that fits younger women and it also fits Lara very well.

[Driber]

Yes, go for it, AA!

metalrocks7657@pccw.com

[The Hylden]

:lol @Ivana KC

I'm deathly certain that CD does not want that tagline anywhere near associated with their Lara ;)

"All business up front; party in the back!"

[Metalrocks]

Yes, go for it, AA!

metalrocks7657@pccw.com

oh now now she will divorce me :( , but that means.....
ApGwqnjDe5A

:D

[TranceTrouble]

hahaha his movies are brilliant:D

[Driber]

"All business up front; party in the back!"

:eek:

oh now now she will divorce me :( , but that means.....
ApGwqnjDe5A

:D

LOL!

Without clicking PLAY, I knew exactly which line of AP you wanted to show :D

(/me is BIG AP fan!)

hahaha his movies are brilliant:D

There are 2 things in life I can't stand; people who are intolerant of other people's cultures.............and the Dutch.

:lol:

[Metalrocks]

yeah, they are funny. got the whole collection. james bond coulndt do it any better :p:lol:

but now we are really getting off topic.

[LadyRufina]

Lol at the TRF. They've taken to calling the decaying corpse "Crispy." I kind of like it :). So that's FeeFee the crab (who's dead :() and Crispy the rotting corpse :D

[Darkwoodsoftime]

Lol at the TRF. They've taken to calling the decaying corpse "Crispy." I kind of like it :). So that's FeeFee the crab (who's dead :() and Crispy the rotting corpse :D
Seems like TR fans are so depressed n desperate , wait . FeeFee really Died ?! :O or fans killed her due to depression ?! xD

[Quolli]

The hair seems a bit unrealistic. I don't think it should part so cleanly when leaning forward. Surely it would simply fan out along her back.

And someone on the first page mentioned that it's similar to Alice's hair in Alice: Madness Returns. I sure hope not! As nice as it looked (swishy and flowly. Looked amazing) it glitches out and cuts through the 3D models all the time. Not really something I'm looking forward to.
I liked the hair physics in Underworld. They were fine, although the ponytail was shorter then, not sure how it would translate with Lara's new mid-back ponytail.

[LadyRufina]

Seems like TR fans are so depressed n desperate , wait . FeeFee really Died ?! :O or fans killed her due to depression ?! xD

Apparently she smashed against a rock after a wave hit her. Ima have to watch the trailer again...

[Metalrocks]

The hair seems a bit unrealistic. I don't think it should part so cleanly when leaning forward. Surely it would simply fan out along her back.

And someone on the first page mentioned that it's similar to Alice's hair in Alice: Madness Returns. I sure hope not! As nice as it looked (swishy and flowly. Looked amazing) it glitches out and cuts through the 3D models all the time. Not really something I'm looking forward to.
I liked the hair physics in Underworld. They were fine, although the ponytail was shorter then, not sure how it would translate with Lara's new mid-back ponytail.

lol, play "blades of time". she has 2 ponytails (or how ever you call this hair style) and she just moves her head a bit and the whole tail follows from the back to the front and the other way around.
really funny to look at.

but the best hair animation i have ever seen in a game, is in dead space 1.